Combined tie-plate and guard-rail brace.



G. W. EEINOEHL B. L. WEAVER. COMBINED TIE YLATE AND GUARD RAIL BRAGE.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.1'7,1908.

909,670, Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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APPLIOIATION FILED APR.17, 1908. 909,670, Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

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CHARLES W. REINOEHL AND BENT L. WEA VER, 0F STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

' COMBINED TIE-PLATE AND GUARD-RAIL BRACE.

Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

Application filed April 17,19Q8. Serial No. 427,687.

To' all whom it may concern:

Be known that we, CHARLES W. Rar- NOEHL and BENT L. WEAVER, citizens of the United States, and residents of Steelton,

Dauphin coii-fity, State of Pennsylvania,

for railroad rails, having provision whereby the guard rail will be maintained in proper relat on to the main rail, as will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a vertical section showing the main rail, the guard rail, and our improved tie-plate and railbrace, and showing, by dot and dash lines,

the bottom of a car wheel upon the mainrail. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the part5 shownin Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank of plate steel from which the tie plate and rail brace shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is formed. Fig. d is a detail in section, as on the line H, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 1, showing the tie plate and.

rail brace formed or" cast metal. :Fig. 6 is a plan view or the tie piate and rail brace shown in Fig. :5. F 1g. '7 IS a detail in section as on the line 7 of Fig. 5.

In Figs. 1, 2, and s, we show our improved tie plate rail brace formed from a blank of plate steel, the blank being shown in Fig. 5. 1 designates the main rail, 2, the guard rail adjacent thereto, and 3, the tie plats'upcsi which the rails 1 and are supported. (the space between the heads 5 and 6 of the 'rail'i. end 2 respectively, forms the channel through which. the flanges of the'car wheels pass. 111s ends 01' the plate 3 extend beyond the outer edges of the foot flanges 8 and 9 of the rails 1 and 2 respectively,

and the extendin ends of the plate 3 are provided with suitably located spike holes 10 through which spikes 11 are driven and en ged with the outer edges of the foot flanges 8 and 9, as a means for securing the rails 1 and 2 and the plate 3 to the under lying tie (not shown). Formed integral with the plate 8 is the rail brace 12, which rises from. the plate 3 between the inner, opposite edges of the foot flanges 8 and 9, part of the foot fiange 9 of the guard rail 2 being cut away, as shown. The rail brace 12 extends from the plate 3 first upwardly, as at 13, between and in engagement with the inner edges of the foot flanges 8 and 9;'then laterally, as at 14, over and into engagement with 'the top of the foot flange 9 and the inner face of the vertical web of the guard rail 2; and then diagonally, as at '15, through the space between the'rails l and 2, and into engagement with the under side of the head 5 and inner wall tion shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 1, is made from a blank of plate steel, as'shown in Fig. 3,

the body 3 of which forms the tie plate 3 and the tongue 12 of which, cut from the body of the blank is bent upwardly from the body 3 to form the rail brace 12 shown in Fi s. 1, 2, and 4, the central portion of the diagonally extending part 15 ,of the brace 12 being depressed on one face and extended on the opposite face, to form the stiffening rib 16. Thus the entire combined tieplate and rail brace may be formed from a single piece of'plate steel.

. The construction just described provides.

a very simple and eflicient combined tie plate the head 6 of the guard rail 2 will tend to" force the upper portion of the guardrail away from the main rail, and thus tend to raise the inner edge of the foot flange 9 thereof, the outer edge of the foot flange 9 pivoting against the spike 11 engagedtherewith. Ehe force of this'lateral' thrust is taken by the diagonal portion 15 of the brace 12, the lower end of which engages the top of the inner edge of the foot flange 9, and the upper end of which engages the head 5 of the" rail 1; so that pressure of the wheel flange against the head 6 of the guard rail 2 tending "to raise the inner edge of the foot flange 9, also tends to raise the rail 1which,

of course, is held down by the weight of the car wheel and car carried thereby passing 'over the mam rail.

supported, the ends of the tie plate 3 extending beyond the outer edges of the foot flanges 8 and 9 of the rails 1 and 2, respectively. The extending ends of the tie plate are provided with suitably located spike holes 10, through which spikes 11 are driven and engaged with the outer edges of the foot flanges 8 and 9, as a means for scour-- ing the rails 1 and 2 and the plate 3? to the underlying tie (not shown). The end of the plate 5 extending beyond the outer portion of the foot flange 9 of the guard rail 2, is raised to form a shoulder 17 in engagement with the outer portion of said foot flange 9. Formed integral with the plate 3- is the rail brace 12*, which rises from the plate 3 beas at 15 through the space between the rails 1 and 2 an into engagement with the under side of the head 5 and inner wall of the vertical web of the main rail 1. The

- diagonally extending portion 15 of the rail brace 12 is provided with a stiffening rib 16.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The combination of a tie-plate, a main rail thereon, a guard rail on said tie plate adjacent the main rail, means for engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the guard rail, means for engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the main rail, and a rail brace rising from said plate between the foot flanges of said rails, said brace engaging the inner portion of the foot flange 0 the guard rail, and also engaging the under side of the head of the main rail, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a tie plate, a main rail thereon, a guard rail on said tie plate adjacent the main rail, means for engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the guard rail, means for. engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the main rail,

anda rail brace rising from said plate, said brace extending first upwardly between the foot flanges of said rails, then laterally'into enga ement with the top of the foot flan of t e guard rail, and then diagonall; through the space between the rails and into engagement with the under side of the head of the main rail,-substantially as described.

3. The combination of a tie plate, a main rail thereon, a guard rail on said'tie' plate adjacent the mam rail, means for engaging the outerportion of the foot flange of the guard rail, means for engaging the outer. portion of the foot flange of the main ra1l,

and a rail brace having a rib formed thereon rising from said plate between the foot flanges of said rails, said brace engaging the inner portion of the foot flange of the guard rail, and also engaging the under side of the head of the main rail, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a tieplate, a main rail thereon, a guard rail on said tie plate adjacent the main rail, means for engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the v guard rail, means forengaging the outer portion of the foot flange of. the main rail,

and a rail brace having a rib formed thereon rising from said plate, and brace extending first upwardly between the foot flanges of said rails, then laterally into engagement with the top of the foot flange of the guard rail, and then diagonally through the space;

between the rails and into engagement with the under side of the head of the main ,rail, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a tie plate, a'main rail thereon, a guard rail on said tie plate adjacent the main rail, means for engaging the outer portion. of the foot flange of the guard, rail, means for engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the main rail, and a rail brace rising from said plate, said tie plate and rail brace being formed of. a single piece of plate steel, the rail brace being first bent upwardl into engagement with the inner portion 0 the foot flange of the guard rail, and thendia 'onall through the space between said rai s an into engagement with the under side of the head of the main rail, substantially as described. 6. The combination of a tie plate, a main rail thereon, a guard rail on said tie plate adjacent the main rail, means for engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the guard rail, meansfor engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the main rail, and a rail brace rising from said plate,'said tie plate and rail brace beingformed of a single piece of plate steel, the rail brace being first bent upwardly into engagement with the inner'portion of the foot flange of the guard rail, and then diagonally through the space between said rails, and into engagementwith the main rail beneath the head thereof, the diagonal portion of the rail brace having one face pressed inwardly and the opposite face pressed outwardly,

described.

7. The combination of a tie plate, a main ra1l thereon, a guard rail on said-tie plate -to form a stiffening rib, substantially as V adjacent the main rail, means for enga 'ng the outer portion of the foot flange o the main rail, a shoulder formed on said plate and engaging the outer ortion of the foot flange of the guard ra' and a rail brace inner portion of the rail, and also engaging the underside of the head of the main rail, substantially as derising from said plate between the foot flanges of said rails,.said brace engaging. the foot-flange of the guard scribed.

8. The combination of a tie plate, a main rail thereon, a ard rail on said tie plate adjacent the main rail, a shoulder formed on said plate and engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the guard rail, means for engaging the outer portion of the foot flange of the main rail, and a rail brace rising from said plate, said brace extending first upv afiixed our signatures.

CHARLES W. REINOEHL.

BENTL. WEAVER.

Witnesses:

THOMAS F. MILLER, WM.- R. MILLER. 

